Ukrainian Scientists Fear for their Lives and Future Amid Russian Threat

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February 23, 2022

Politics Ukrainian Scientists Fear for their Lives and Future Amid Russian Threat Researchers say that conflict will hinder progress made since Ukraine’s revolution in 2014 By Holly Else,Nisha Gaind,Nature magazine

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Cyberattack Misinformation Could Be Plan for Ukraine Invasion A falsified video would be an update on the traditional use of propaganda campaigns during warfare By Sophie Bushwick | February 2022

QUOTE OF THE DAY "In general, this Russian tension is aiming to create chaos in Ukraine, and harm to the economic situation. We know that we will have less funding for research, less opportunities to travel and zero chances of internal conferences in Ukraine." Irina Yegorchenko, mathematician at the Institute of Mathematics in Kiev

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